Friday, August 5, 2016

I love serving as a Faculty Fellow for LEAP Texas! This has been one of the most amazing experiences that I have ever experienced in higher education. I love networking with colleagues from other institutions and I've gained a wealth of skills focused Social Responsibility Week – August 8 - 12During the week of August 8 - 12, LEAP Texas will be holding a week­long celebration of Social Responsibility. It’s a week where faculty from across the state of Texas can come together online and talk about how they are integrating Social Responsibility into teaching, learning, and assessment:Want to stand a chance of winning a prize!?!?!Please RSVP for the events below by completing this form - https://goo.gl/forms/TwxY54sHGS0OT1bn2. You can still participate in events if you do not complete the form BUT to win our fabulous prizes we need you to fill in the form @LEAPTexas Social Responsibility Week! Please let us know if you plan to participate in the events! We will see you at the events!Monday 8 AugustWhat’s on: 3pm: Webinar on Social Responsibility presented by Dr. Doyle Carter and Dr Christine Purkiss from Angelo State UniversityDescription: This session takes a look at Social Responsibility and the opportunities and challenges associated with teaching and assessing this core objective. The presenters will also share the social responsibility rubric developed at this institutionJoin online:Mon, Aug 8, 2016 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Central Daylight TimePlease join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/331951253Dial in by phone:United States : +1 (571) 317-3112Access Code: 331-951-253First GoToMeeting? Try a test session: http://help.citrix.com/getreadyTuesday 9 AugustWhat’s on: Social responsibility recipes all day with Dr Jennifer Edwards on Twitter Description: I know, you are thinking - recipes and social responsibility? Well, this is an innovative approach focused on small (but meaningful) activities focused on how we can teach our college students how to be socially responsible. To participate and to submit an event, please click the following link - Submit a Teaching Recipe for the #LEAPTexas Recipe book on Social ResponsibilityWednesday 10 August What’s on: Tune in to the "30 Ways to Integrate Social Responsibility in Your Fall Courses" Periscope Session at 8am CDT.Tune in here - https://www.periscope.tv/drjtedwards/1vOGwPRyOQdJB.Description: In this session, you will discover and contribute ways to teach and engage your students in interactive assignments addressing social responsibility! These engagement methods will include syllabus integration, teaching methods for the first-year seminar, teaching methods for capstone courses, career portfolio and resume integration, and classroom assessment of social responsibility.Thursday 11 AugustWhat’s on: Engage in the Lunchtime "Teaching Social Responsibility in College Courses" Twitter Chat by using the #LEAPTexas hashtag on at Noon CDTDescription: 1. At noon on the day of the chat, log into Twitter and type in #LEAPTexas (not case sensitive).2. Wait for a question (one is tweeted out about every 8 minutes).Ex: Q1 - Do you think it is more important to incorporate social responsibility for first-year students or senior-year students? Which assignments would be better for each group? #LEAPTexas3. Hit "Reply" to the tweet with the question, use A for Answer, and include the hash tag. Ex: A1 - Definitely for first-year students, it is important to engage students as soon as they arrive to your campus. #LEAPTexasFriday 12 August:What’s on: Reflections on the week.Description: Join us on Twitter (#LEAPTexas) as LEAP takes a look back on social responsibility week and what we learned.Follow us on Twitter @LEAPTexas #LEAPTexas.If you would like to learn more about the work of our faculty fellows and LEAPTX activity in general please visit us online at http://leaptx.orgHave a great week! Thanks for visiting the Millennial Professor Blog!

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Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards

Associate Professor of Communication Studies at a University in Texas; Executive Director of the Texas Social Media Research Institute, & Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP): Texas Fellow - drjtedwards@gmail.com; 254-307-1375